A TEHRAN BUS DRIVERS’ STRIKE lands a man in solitary confinement. Beautiful, thoughtful novel captures decades of turmoil in Iran through the eyes of an idiosyncratic protagonist. B PLUS

THEN THE FISH SWALLOWED HIM
HarperVia
2020

TIME TRAVEL TO NEANDERTHAL days? High-concept science fiction with lots of action and a strong evocation of both the near future and wildly distant past. B PLUS

OBSOLETE THEOREM (ACROSS HORIZONS BOOK 1)
Stan C. Smith
2020

MAGIC VS. NAZIS: a secret Resistance with the power to command demons battles Hitler and his supernatural allies. Sharp, action-packed fantasy. A MINUS

CREATURES OF CHARM AND HUNGER (THE DIABOLIST’S LIBRARY #3)
Mariner Books
2020